Christ the Lord is a novel by famed vampire writer Anne Rice. I received this book as a gift and now I can see why she is a famous author. She does an excellent job moving the story along, filling in the setting, and holding your fascination. This was a page turner for me.
The essence of the story is that Jesus is seven years old and his family is moving from Alexandria, Egypt to Nazareth. Rice's presupposition about Jesus is that he doesn't know who he is or what really happened around the time of his birth. Jesus' return home looks at the religious and political environment in the area at the time and unfolds the unknown story of life for him and his family. Rice makes assumptions about Joseph, Mary, and Jesus that one may not agree with, but the story itself is rather compelling. Her research was with people that I respect and turn to for insight into Biblical matters, which makes the novel useful for understanding Judea and Galilee at that time.
Probably more intriguing to me than the actual novel is the blurb Rice gives about her journey away from the church and then her recent return to faith in Christ. She alluded to a forthcoming book that will talk about this journey, but I haven't seen it yet.
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